Leadership

Dani Bhashyam

Advisor | Biomedical Engineering 2025

Co-President 2023-2024
Director of Build Events 2022-2023 Financial Assistant 2021-2022

Hi! I’m Dani, I’m from Albany, New York, and I was part of Shaker High School’s Science Olympiad team for 4 years. Some of my favorite Science Olympiad events include Towers, Boomilever, Experimental Design, Chemistry Lab, and Optics. In my free time, I enjoy cooking and experimenting with new recipes, watching soccer, working out, spending time with my friends, and playing video games. I am also involved on campus by being part of Cornell EMS and Cornell International Affairs Society. I am also currently researching lipid nanoparticles at Jiang Lab as a Rawlings Scholar.

Email: dkb79@cornell.edu

Andrew Zhao

Advisor | Material Science and Engineering 2025

Volunteer Coordinator 2021-2024

Hi, my name is Andrew! I'm studying Materials Science and Engineering, and I attended River Hill High School in Clarksville, MD. This is my 8th year in Science Olympiad: I've previously helped to facilitate the 2021 River Hill Invitational, and I currently moderate the global Science Olympiad Discord server. When I have free time, I enjoy reading science fiction novels and playing competitive Tetris.

Email: akz6@cornell.edu

Brian Ruan

Advisor | Health Care Policy 2025

Director of Build Events 2023-2024

Hello, my name is Brian and I am from New York City. I competed in Division B Science Olympiad and represented the Buckley School — my favorite events are Road Scholar, Optics, and Thermodynamics! In addition to Science Olympiad, I edit for the Cornell Undergraduate Healthcare Review and am part of a pre-health organization. I enjoy hammocking on the slope and by Beebe Lake.

Email: btr28@cornell.edu

Lei Cao

Director of Logistics | Biology and Math 2027

Safety Officer 2023-2024

How’s it going Champs! My name is Lei and I’m a local from Ithaca, New York, where I was a part of Ithaca High School's Science Olympiad Team. My favorite events are Cell Bio and Fermi Questions. At Cornell, I also participate in Club Lacrosse, Taekwondo, and Swift Club. In my free time I also enjoy cooking and playing the ukulele.

Email: lc758@cornell.edu

Aiden lee

Director of Build Events | Materials Science and Engineering 2027

Hi, I’m Aiden! I’m from Syracuse, NY and was a former Division B/C competitor, most recently for Fayetteville-Manlius HS. My favorite events were Bridge (and every other balsa event), Chemistry Lab, Roller Coaster and Fermi Questions! Here at Cornell, I’m also on the Cornell Steel Bridge Project Team and in my free time, I enjoy playing soccer, gaming, hiking around in nature and spending time with friends.

Email: ail35@cornell.edu

Hannah Lin

Director of Test Events | Biological Engineering 2027

Hi, I’m Hannah! I’m from Stony Brook, NY and I am currently majoring in Biological Engineering in CALS. I competed for and was a captain of Ward Melville HS, leading me to want to continue Scioly in college. My favorite events are Forensics, EXPD, and Dynamic Planet. I event supervised Forensics and EXPD at Cornell and BirdSO respectively this year, and plan on continuing in the future! I am an assistant in the Scioly Community Server and enjoy making friends in the Scioly community. In addition to Scioly, I am also a part of Illuminations Dance Troupe and I'm an ambassador for my college, CALS. I enjoy going to UTea and Pokelava in my free time.

Email: hjl94@cornell.edu

Amanda Grivej

Director of Communications | Engineering Physics 2025

Quality Control Manager 2023-2024

Hi! I’m Amanda and I’m from Queens, NY. I didn’t do Science Olympiad in high school but I have really enjoyed my time here in college! My favorite events are WIDI, which I Event Supervised for, and Forensics. In my free time, I love cooking, crocheting, or working on a new sewing project.

Email: adg92@cornell.edu

Annie Miao

Treasurer | Economics 2027

Financial Assistant 2023-2024

Hi! I’m Annie and I’m from Montgomery, New Jersey. I competed in Science Olympiad there for 5 years, and I love that I get to stay involved here at Cornell. Throughout my time competing, my favorite SciOly events were WIDI (which I also ESed in 2023-2024), Disease Detectives, and Designer Genes. In my free time, I love going on nature walks, exploring new parts of campus, trying new foods, and attempting to bake.

Email: arm349@cornell.edu

Brady Williams

Quality Control Manager and Vice President | Biological Sciences 2027

Freshman Representative 2023-2024

Hi, my name is Brady! I'm from Minnesota and have done Science Olympiad for nine years. During that time, I found a love for infectious diseases in the event Disease Detectives, which inspired my to pursue a degree in biology here at Cornell. In my free time, I love rock climbing, birding, and just spending time in nature looking for cool plants and bugs.

Email: bmw236@cornell.edu

Josh Langman

Volunteer Coordinator | Biological Sciences 2025

Treasurer 2023-2024

Hi! I'm Josh, and I am from Syosset, New York where I competed in Division C for 3 years. My favorite events are Disease Detectives, Anatomy and Physiology, and Protein Modeling. On campus, I am also a member of Cornell EMS. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, hiking, and playing video games with friends.

Email: jpl298@cornell.edu

Priscilla ye

Social Coordinator | Chemical Engineering 2027

Hello, I'm Priscilla and I'm from Laurel, Maryland. I competed for Reservoir High School for four years and was officer for two! Some of my favorite events include Chem Lab (slightly obligatorily), Forestry and Ornithology (voluntarily), and Scrambler (very obligatorily). SciOly has been such a big part of my life and I don't intend to change that anytime soon! Other than SciOly, I love studying (or pretending to) in my favorite study spots (Mui Ho, Malott, and Carpenter), organizing residence hall events as a hall council rep, and retail therapy.

Email: psy9@cornell.edu

Supra Kuchibhatla

Safety Officer | Atmospheric Sciences 2028

Hi! My name is Supra, and I'm studying Atmospheric Science. I'm from Michigan, where I was on my middle school and high school Science Olympiad teams. Some of my favorite Science Olympiad events include Road Scholar and Meteorology for Div B and Geo Mapping and Fermi for Div C. On campus, I'm also in CCAMS (the meteorology club) and also am a mentee in CURB. In my free time, I like to play around with weather models, play geoguessr, play any type of racquet sport, and spend time in nature. A fun fact about me is that I was named after the car (Toyota Supra).

Email: sdk98@cornell.edu

Nayoung Kim

Financial Assistant | Mathematics 2028

Hi, my name is Nayoung and I'm from Los Angeles, California. This is my 7th year with Science Olympiad. I competed in both Divisions B and C and my favorite events were Experimental Design, Astronomy, and Air Trajectory. I'm really excited to stay involved with some of these events here at Cornell. I enjoy watching crime documentaries and comedy shows in my free time. I am also getting into hiking now that I'm surrounded by so much nature.

Email: nk685@cornell.edu

Claire Kim

Freshman Representative | Mechanical Engineering 2028

Hi! I’m Claire and am currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I’m from Northern Virginia where I competed for Langley HS for 4 years, and I’m super excited to continue my involvement here at Cornell! My favorite events are Flight/Wright Stuff, Astro, and WIDI. On campus, I’m also a part of the Space Systems Design Studio, working on the Sailing to the Stars project. In my free time, I enjoy trying new food/study spots, listening to music, and hanging out with friends!

Email: cwk66@cornell.edu